May 2005

WhyWeight.... Reach Out and How It All Began?

Some years ago, more than ten now.... I decided to resolve and heal the ‘love - hate’ relationship I had with my body. What started out as a whim or just a barely conceived idea, took me on the most incredible journey of my life. Through the depths of despair, pain and grief to the heights of love, purpose, passion, healing and growth!

In the process, I shared some of my experiences with friends and customers, only to discover that they wanted to hear more and have me share even more. It was suggested by one of the participants on my weight workshops that I share my experiences on a website.... an idea I scoffed at (although only in private ;o)! When more and more people suggested and then asked that I write some of what I had experienced, I started to give more thought and reflection to the idea.

The idea for ‘WhyWeight’ was conceived shortly afterwards. In the past five years I have experienced all the growing pains of a ‘new’ idea. The technical frustrations of hard drives crashing and the loss of data. At times, the lack of inspiration to write four to five articles per month on the particular topic of ‘weight’. The frustration of trying to create the ideas I have in my mind and get them to come alive on a PC monitor. Using bright colours and graphics to make things fun and pretty, whilst ensuring that articles are easy to read and download times are quick.... the list is endless!

Yet, through it all I have learnt and grown even more. I have been loved and supported and the relationship that I have with my body and myself has deepened and strengthened because of the experiences I have through the WhyWeight website, the subscribers and the participants. The more I have shared myself with others, the more they have shared with me.... the more I have healed, the more I have deepened my life experience, the more I have come to love those who share with me and what WhyWeight represents, the more the purpose of the website deepens and my purpose and passion for what it all means fills my heart!

The ‘Reach Out’ section is both in dedication and honour to all of those who have shared with me in the last five years through the ‘WhyWeight’ platform. I am deeply grateful to all of you, as I have learnt from every email, every suggestion, every interaction. Thank-you!

In the months to come, I am hoping to fill the ‘Reach Out’ section with real life experiences and stories, because I know that as we share we learn from each other, and as we each learn and grow, so that experience of sharing expands each of our experiences!

In Truth, Love and Laughter
Mands

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[ Mands ] with the subject line “Reach Out”, please include whether you would like your name and/or contact details (email & website address with active links) published with your story, or whether you would like to use just your first name, pseudonym or an alias.

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